The Ornithologist

Friday, June 23 - Tuesday, July 25, 2017

João Pedro Rodrigues’s (To Die Like a Man) genre-bending, carnal, borderline blasphemous update on the story of Anthony de Padua reimagines the patron saint of lost things as a hunky birdwatcher (Paul Hamy). When a boating accident knocks him unconscious, our hero washes up at the feet of two seemingly innocent Chinese pilgrims. But instead of finding safety, he discovers his trials have just begun.

  • Country Portugal/France/Brazil
  • Language In Portuguese with English subtitles
  • Year 2017
  • Running Time 117 minutes
  • Distributor Strand Releasing
  • Director João Pedro Rodrigues

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